It may look like a bunker for doomsday believers, but Verbandkammer is actually a modular container for artists and hackers in Belgium. Commissioned by the <a href="http://www.transartists.org/air/flacc">FLACC Workplace for Visual Artists</a> in Genk, the workspace cum artist's residence doubles as an archive of relevant information. <a href="http://www.nilssonpflugfelder.com/">Nilsson Pflugfelder</a> constructed the hulking structure out of a patchwork of components that are easily disassembled and reassembled.

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

On show in Gent, Verbandkammer is a modular container that hosts multiple functions

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

Easily disassembled and reassembled, the container is comprised of a patchwork of materials and components

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

This is an artist workshop, living space and an archival facility in one compact space

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

The mobile workshop is designed to contain the production and documentation of creative works in one space

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

It also looks like a sturdy bunker!

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

At the end of the Manifesta 9 program in Gent, the container will be moved upstairs.

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

The project will become an experiment in collaborative design and open-source production

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

Hackers will be invited to reconfigure the space, which is "always in the making."

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

The designer likens the development of an archival facility to coal mining, except the former is significantly more sustainable!

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Verbandkammer by Nilsson Pflugfelder

It may look like a bunker for doomsday believers, but Verbandkammer is actually a modular container for artists and hackers in Belgium. Commissioned by the FLACC Workplace for Visual Artists in Genk, the workspace cum artist's residence doubles as an archive of relevant information. Nilsson Pflugfelder constructed the hulking structure out of a patchwork of components that are easily disassembled and reassembled.